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National identity and xenophobia: the interplay between economic interests and identity issues in cross-national perspective

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In this contribution we focus on the opposition to ethnic minorities and immigrants in Europe. The aim of this study is to describe and explain within and between country variation in negative attitudes towards ethnic minorities, as well as some recent changes over time. In particular we focus on the relationships between ethnic and national identification on the one hand and xenophobia on the other hand. Contemporary research on xenophobia is dominated by two theoretical traditions. According to realistic group conflict theories, negative out-group attitudes are rooted in a clash of – mostly economic – group interests. Social identity theory emphasizes considerations of group identity. We bring these two strands of theory together to investigate the interplay between economic group interests and identity issues and test individual level as well as contextual level hypotheses for intra- and international differences in xenophobia among European societies. We use cross-national comparative survey data from two modules of the International Social Survey Program (1995 and 2003). We investigate how the effects of individual circumstances, predispositions and attitudes are moderated by the economic and demographic national context as well as by concerns of national identity among the general public.
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Coenders, Marcel. and Hjerm, Mikael. "National identity and xenophobia: the interplay between economic interests and identity issues in cross-national perspective" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISPP 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, Sciences Po, Paris, France, <Not Available>. 2009-05-23 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p257015_index.html>

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Coenders, M. and Hjerm, M. "National identity and xenophobia: the interplay between economic interests and identity issues in cross-national perspective" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISPP 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, Sciences Po, Paris, France <Not Available>. 2009-05-23 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p257015_index.html

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Abstract: In this contribution we focus on the opposition to ethnic minorities and immigrants in Europe. The aim of this study is to describe and explain within and between country variation in negative attitudes towards ethnic minorities, as well as some recent changes over time. In particular we focus on the relationships between ethnic and national identification on the one hand and xenophobia on the other hand. Contemporary research on xenophobia is dominated by two theoretical traditions. According to realistic group conflict theories, negative out-group attitudes are rooted in a clash of – mostly economic – group interests. Social identity theory emphasizes considerations of group identity. We bring these two strands of theory together to investigate the interplay between economic group interests and identity issues and test individual level as well as contextual level hypotheses for intra- and international differences in xenophobia among European societies. We use cross-national comparative survey data from two modules of the International Social Survey Program (1995 and 2003). We investigate how the effects of individual circumstances, predispositions and attitudes are moderated by the economic and demographic national context as well as by concerns of national identity among the general public.

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